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2022 Map of Racine South

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Racine South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Lake Michigan forms the eastern edge of this landscape, where the Root River winds through the heart of Racine. The city's dense street grid, defined by corridors like Washington Ave and Durand Ave, reveals a deeply established urban core. Institutional and historical significance is concentrated in the many large cemeteries clustered south of the river, including Graceland Cem and the Mound City Cem Soldiers Lot, while the Racine County Courthouse anchors the downtown district.

Moving south across the Racine Co Kenosha Co line, the map transitions toward Kenosha and the more open campus of the University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The geography is further shaped by the Pike River, which meanders through Somers and Mount Pleasant. This area illustrates the late-twentieth-century expansion of residential enclaves like Elmwood Park between the two primary lakefront industrial and civic hubs.